Local authority duties: Limited liability

1 Chancery Lane | Personal Injury Law Journal | July/August 2018 #167
In the conclusion to a two-part analysis, Robert Hams, Lord Edward Faulks QC and Paul Stagg examine the implications of the Court of Appeal’s judgment in CN v Poole Borough Council ‘Following CN v Poole, no duty of care can be owed by a local social services authority in the exercise of its child protection …

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Local authority duties: Limited liability

Wansbroughs | Family Law Journal | May 2018 #176
In the conclusion to a two-part analysis, Robert Hams, Lord Edward Faulks QC and Paul Stagg examine the Court of Appeal‘s approach to local authority duties and the implications of its judgment in CN v Poole Borough Council ‘Two aspects of the case law militated against liability: the danger of encouraging defensive decision-making, and the …

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Abuse: Is vicarious liability really ‘on the move’?

Outer Temple Chambers (Chambers of James Counsell QC, Sarah Crowther QC and Keith Bryant QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | December 2015/January 2016 #141
James Counsell and Ben Bradley discuss the legal implications of the decision in A v The Trustees of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society [2015] and some practical learning points arising from their involvement in the case ‘The duty of care in any safeguarding claim is likely to turn upon the issue of the assumption …

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Employment: Taking responsibility

4 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Timothy Raggatt QC) | Procurement & Outsourcing Journal | November/December 2012 #9
David Sawtell examines liability for third parties in contracts for services Relying on this case, it will be easier for claimants to argue that a parent company should be liable for the acts or omissions of its subsidiary.A company usually accepts that it owes a duty of care to its own employees, and that it …

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